Jogging-cart.



No. 802,961. PATENTBD 00T. 31,1905.

M. BAKER. JOGGING CART.

APPLICATION FILED APR-.1, 1905.

MICHAEL BAKER, OF LYONS, NEW YORK.

JOGGlNG-CART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31, 1905.

i Application filed April 1,1905. Serial No. 253,210.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL BAKER, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Lyons, in the county of Wayne and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ogging-Oarts, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to carriages and wagons, and more especially to that class thereofknown as jogging-carts, which are commonly used for exercising, training, and matinee purposes; and the object-of the same is to produce a very light frame, and yet one which will be exceedingly durable,even though it be made of wood.

To this end the invention consists, essentially. in splitting the' heels of the thills, so that the forked and downtu rned ends thereof shall straddle the pneumatic wheels, and in the provision of devices which will hold the arms of the fork separated and will yet prevent them from splitting individually, all as shown in the accompanying drawings, where` Figure I is a perspective view of this entire jogging-cart, taken from the rear. Fig. II is an enlarged detail of the lower end of one fork-arm, showing how the axle is attached. Fig. III is a side view of the rear end of one thill.

Referring by reference-numeral to thedrawings, 1 1 designate the wheels, which are usually of the pneumatic type and are mounted on axles 2, generally by the use of ballbearings.

3 3 are the thills, each split or forked, as at 4, and bent downward at its rear end, so as to straddle one of the wheels. To its lower extremity 5 is bolted an L-shaped bracket 6, whose foot passes beneath the extremity, so as to support the superimposed weight, and depending from the inner end of said foot is a toe 7, through which the axle 2 is bolted. This bolt also pierces the extremities of a crutch-shaped brace 8, whose arms straddle the wheel and whose body leads obliquel y upward and forward and is bolted, as at 9, to

the front portion of the thill 3, thereby bracing the entire thill where it is curved.

10 is the front brace, extending laterally across between and connecting the two thills, and 1l is the rear brace, connecting them at points just above the wheels and bolted at l2 to both arms of the fork, so as to hold these arms from relative lateral movement in either direction.

There may be obliquebraces 13 connecting the inner arm of each fork with the rear brace 11, as shown. By preference I employ a metal bracket 14, bolted to the rear face of the inner arm of each fork and having its upper end turned outward, so as to support said rear brace 1l and prevent the bolts 12 from splitting the arms of the fork individually by reason of the superimposed weight. One of these brackets may carry the step 15.

Into the crotch between the arms of each fork is placed a wedgeshaped block 16, held in place by bolts passing through it and through both arms, by which means the latter are held properly spaced at all times. Thus it will be seen that the various braces and bolts cooperate with these blocks to retain the thills in their proper shape and the arms of the forks thereof at their proper relative distance, and this I. consider an essential feature, because in the strain of long use and under varying climatic conditions such thills are liable to become bent, warped, or broken.

The superstructure consists of a seat 20, mounted on a spring 21, whose ends are hung on links 22, which latter are pivotally supported in brackets 23, bolted upon the rear brace 11. From the sides of the said seat two arms 24 extend forward to the front brace 10, and these arms may carry foot-rests Q5 of bent metal rods, or a iexible foot-rest 26 may be hung beneath the seat and brace. or both. 30 is the whiflletree, pivoted on the front brace.

In so far as possible the parts are preferably of wood, excepting the spring, wheels, and bolts; but I consider it within the scope of my invention to make all parts of metal, in which case the thills would be tubing, which could be split at its rear end into halftubes and possibly flattened at the lower ends for the reception of the axle 2. In that case the spacingdulock 16 would be replacedv by a block of slightly-conical exterior configuration, as will be understood by any skilled mechanic.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a jogging-cart, the combination with the thills having forked and downturned rear ends,spacingblocks bolted within the crotches of such forks, and wheels having axles bolted within the extremities of the forks; of a rear brace bolted at each end to both arms of a IIO ' end of each arm of the fork and thenee down.-

2. n a jogging-cart, the combination with Werd a downturned toe tllrog'li wliicli tlie a cycle-wheel and its axle; loi' a woodenl tlgill @glefbolt extends, IO forked and bent downward at its rear end, In testimony whereof affix my signature in means for holding the arms of such fork presepe@ of two witnesses. their proper relative position, and a metal l bracket having an L-shaped body. bolted to Witnesses:

MARY E. WHITMAN, CHARLES B. WHITMAN.

s MICHAEL BAKER.

the outer side and extending under the lower 

